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Right outta high school I worked in a body shop. Production shop. Went from detailing to sanding to the body shop. Wouldn’t trade a minute. And yeah, the snap on truck rolled in every week.I tried to buy 1 thing a week.
Only thing better than being on the Snap On truck was sitting on the $hitter looking at the Snap On catalog.
Old tools are like old gloves.... they just feel right...
Continental American metric combo wrench set. Made in West Germany. Bonus points if you remembered there used to be 2 Germany's.
Bought these in 1969 (ish). 10-19MM. Somewhere along the way I've lost the 13MM. I've got several Craftsman sets... but somehow these are the ones I always reach for first.
Bought this 1/4" S-K ratchet about the same time. You can't throw a cat in my garage without hitting a Craftsman ratchet.... yet this is the one I always grab.
How many of y'all remember when Popular Mechanics branded tools? I think I belonged to the "tool of the month" club... or some such silliness.
Bonney offsets....
Williams 5/8" single open end. I can date this one to between 1924 and 1947.
Continental American metric combo wrench set. Made in West Germany. Bonus points if you remembered there used to be 2 Germany's.
Bought these in 1969 (ish). 10-19MM. Somewhere along the way I've lost the 13MM. I've got several Craftsman sets... but somehow these are the ones I always reach for first.Bought this 1/4" S-K ratchet about the same time. You can't throw a cat in my garage without hitting a Craftsman ratchet.... yet this is the one I always grab.
How many of y'all remember when Popular Mechanics branded tools? I think I belonged to the "tool of the month" club... or some such silliness.
Bonney offsets....
Williams 5/8" single open end. I can date this one to between 1924 and 1947.
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Nice stuff there Jim, I like the uncommon brands, and the old tools......yeah now that’s a whole nother level of fun!
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